{"id":12587,"date":"2025-05-03T03:08:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T03:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12587"},"modified":"2025-05-03T03:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T03:08:25","slug":"simon-rolled-his-eyes-before-she-even-sang-a-note-but-the-moment-her-voice-hit-the-air-his-jaw-dropped-this-teen-didnt-just-sing-she-shattered-expectations-goosebumps-tears-and-one-humbled-judg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=12587","title":{"rendered":"Simon rolled his eyes before she even sang a note, but the moment her voice hit the air, his jaw dropped, This teen didnt just sing, she shattered expectations, Goosebumps, tears, and one humbled judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When 16-year-old Hope Murphy stepped onto the Britain\u2019s Got Talent stage, Simon Cowell didn\u2019t seem impressed. Moments into her first song, he interrupted, asking her to choose something else. 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